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United States - Unemployment Rate 2003

Name: United States Unemployment Rate 2003
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

5.99% +0.21pp from 2002 Global rank: 83rd

United States's unemployment rate was 5.99% in 2003, increased +0.21pp from 5.78% in 2002. This was the 83rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 2003
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.61%	-92.6%
2nd	Myanmar	0.69%	0.1%
3rd	Chad	0.73%	-5.7%
4th	Benin	0.75%	8.3%
5th	Qatar	0.87%	0.0%
6th	Cambodia	0.91%	5.5%
7th	Bahrain	1.13%	-1.0%
8th	Mali	1.27%	-6.5%
9th	Kuwait	1.30%	18.2%
10th	Thailand	1.54%	-35.8%
11th	Lao PDR	1.64%	-7.7%
12th	Bhutan	1.80%	-2.9%
13th	Niger	2.15%	18.6%
14th	Viet Nam	2.25%	-62.6%
15th	Solomon Islands	2.29%	-15.3%
16th	Cuba	2.33%	-29.6%
17th	Liberia	2.42%	8.9%
18th	Kyrgyz Republic	2.55%	-79.7%
19th	Papua New Guinea	2.63%	-4.6%
20th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.65%	-69.5%
21st	Burkina Faso	2.78%	-2.9%
22nd	Senegal	2.78%	-1.4%
23rd	Guatemala	2.81%	24.5%
24th	Mozambique	2.86%	-1.6%
25th	Kenya	2.87%	-1.6%
26th	United Arab Emirates	2.90%	9.2%
27th	Tanzania	3.05%	1.0%
28th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.06%	-3.8%
29th	Burundi	3.15%	-0.7%
30th	Seychelles	3.15%	-22.5%
31st	Guinea-Bissau	3.17%	0.7%
32nd	Korea	3.35%	2.8%
33rd	Liechtenstein	3.39%	27.9%
34th	Mexico	3.46%	16.0%
35th	Philippines	3.53%	-69.1%
36th	Timor-Leste	3.54%	5.0%
37th	Netherlands	3.59%	-2.0%
38th	Uganda	3.60%	2.9%
39th	Malaysia	3.61%	3.9%
40th	Nigeria	3.64%	-0.9%
41st	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	3.67%	0.7%
42nd	Luxembourg	3.68%	47.0%
43rd	Tajikistan	3.85%	48.1%
44th	Sierra Leone	3.88%	-0.8%
45th	Togo	3.96%	-3.2%
46th	Iceland	4.00%	13.7%
47th	Switzerland	4.12%	61.7%
48th	San Marino	4.12%	5.0%
49th	Peru	4.15%	-55.9%
50th	Cyprus	4.15%	18.1%
51st	Norway	4.22%	8.5%
52nd	Bangladesh	4.32%	8.9%
53rd	Ireland	4.48%	-5.4%
54th	Comoros	4.56%	4.3%
55th	China	4.58%	8.0%
56th	Oman	4.60%	6.1%
57th	Guinea	4.63%	1.7%
58th	Zimbabwe	4.74%	-5.3%
59th	Fiji	4.74%	-25.8%
60th	New Zealand	4.75%	-10.5%
61st	Austria	4.78%	8.8%
62nd	United Kingdom	4.81%	-7.6%
63rd	Madagascar	5.01%	-9.2%
64th	Samoa	5.04%	1.3%
65th	Maldives	5.13%	25.2%
66th	Malawi	5.17%	-1.6%
67th	Tonga	5.18%	10.6%
68th	Japan	5.25%	-2.0%
69th	Honduras	5.30%	31.8%
70th	Denmark	5.40%	16.3%
71st	Sweden	5.56%	-8.7%
72nd	Saudi Arabia	5.56%	5.7%
73rd	Channel Islands	5.64%	6.2%
74th	Ecuador	5.66%	-27.7%
75th	Brunei Darussalam	5.74%	1.6%
76th	Eritrea	5.79%	-0.1%
77th	Hungary	5.79%	-0.9%
78th	Central African Republic	5.81%	0.0%
79th	Côte d'Ivoire	5.85%	6.2%
80th	Cameroon	5.91%	-12.0%
81st	Singapore	5.93%	67.0%
82nd	Australia	5.93%	-6.7%
83rd	United States	5.99%	3.6%
84th	Macao SAR, China	6.00%	-4.5%
85th	Portugal	6.13%	6.1%
86th	Panama	6.30%	-53.3%
87th	Moldova	6.38%	-6.2%
88th	Slovenia	6.48%	2.0%
89th	Jamaica	6.53%	-54.0%
90th	Costa Rica	6.65%	3.9%
91st	Indonesia	6.66%	-26.5%
92nd	Mongolia	6.77%	9.2%
93rd	Paraguay	6.81%	-27.5%
94th	El Salvador	6.90%	8.2%
95th	Dominican Republic	6.94%	-18.2%
96th	Romania	6.95%	-16.4%
97th	Malta	7.49%	6.6%
98th	Canada	7.57%	-1.4%
99th	Nicaragua	7.60%	-37.7%
100th	India	7.63%	-0.6%
101st	Belgium	7.68%	2.1%
102nd	Equatorial Guinea	7.70%	0.7%
103rd	Ghana	7.73%	-11.3%
104th	Czechia	7.78%	7.0%
105th	Afghanistan	7.84%	-0.3%
106th	Hong Kong SAR, China	7.86%	8.7%
107th	Lebanon	8.06%	-2.0%
108th	Russian Federation	8.21%	2.1%
109th	Sri Lanka	8.22%	-6.6%
110th	France	8.31%	0.4%
111th	Mauritius	8.32%	15.5%
112th	Vanuatu	8.66%	0.7%
113th	Kazakhstan	8.78%	-6.1%
114th	Italy	8.87%	3.0%
115th	Iraq	8.96%	3.9%
116th	Ukraine	9.06%	-5.9%
117th	Azerbaijan	9.17%	-8.6%
118th	Uzbekistan	9.22%	77.3%
119th	Turkmenistan	9.29%	-8.4%
120th	Guam	9.69%	-14.9%
121st	European Union	9.71%	1.5%
122nd	Chile	9.77%	-0.4%
123rd	Germany	9.78%	13.7%
124th	Greece	9.84%	-4.9%
125th	Mauritania	9.91%	-2.8%
126th	Gambia, The	9.99%	-0.5%
127th	Belarus	10.19%	36.4%
128th	Syrian Arab Republic	10.28%	-11.9%
129th	Suriname	10.34%	7.0%
130th	Belize	10.34%	3.4%
131st	Finland	10.47%	14.1%
132nd	Trinidad and Tobago	10.48%	0.4%
133rd	Türkiye	10.54%	8.0%
134th	Virgin Islands (US)	10.57%	3.4%
135th	Nepal	10.64%	0.5%
136th	Armenia	10.77%	-69.5%
137th	Bahamas, The	10.84%	19.1%
138th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	10.91%	8.6%
139th	Barbados	11.00%	6.8%
140th	Brazil	11.17%	5.0%
141st	Spain	11.28%	-1.5%
142nd	Estonia	11.29%	0.5%
143rd	Aruba	11.40%	40.7%
144th	Georgia	11.51%	-14.7%
145th	Guyana	11.53%	-2.4%
146th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.53%	-5.5%
147th	Rwanda	11.66%	2.0%
148th	French Polynesia	11.75%	0.4%
149th	Puerto Rico (US)	11.78%	-3.4%
150th	Morocco	11.92%	5.5%
151st	Yemen, Republic of	12.01%	1.5%
152nd	Latvia	12.06%	-3.5%
153rd	Haiti	12.15%	10.4%
154th	South Sudan	12.23%	0.0%
155th	Lithuania	12.87%	-6.3%
156th	Colombia	13.22%	-15.2%
157th	Israel	13.51%	4.9%
158th	Cabo Verde	13.60%	-33.6%
159th	Bulgaria	13.73%	-21.1%
160th	Croatia	13.92%	-36.1%
161st	Jordan	14.50%	-5.4%
162nd	Tunisia	14.51%	-4.9%
163rd	Zambia	14.70%	4.1%
164th	Serbia	15.20%	5.0%
165th	Argentina	15.36%	-31.6%
166th	Sudan	15.52%	-2.4%
167th	Lesotho	16.06%	-0.1%
168th	São Tomé and Principe	16.36%	-7.2%
169th	Angola	16.45%	0.1%
170th	Uruguay	16.66%	-0.5%
171st	New Caledonia	16.67%	-2.2%
172nd	Albania	16.99%	7.8%
173rd	Gabon	17.13%	-1.4%
174th	Slovak Republic	17.55%	-6.8%
175th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	18.65%	-0.1%
176th	Libya	19.07%	-1.1%
177th	Congo, Republic of	19.88%	1.2%
178th	Poland	19.90%	-1.7%
179th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.99%	-3.1%
180th	Namibia	22.10%	2.6%
181st	St. Lucia	22.18%	8.8%
182nd	South Africa	22.68%	-18.4%
183rd	West Bank and Gaza	23.00%	-26.3%
184th	Algeria	23.72%	-7.6%
185th	Botswana	23.80%	11.9%
186th	Eswatini	26.26%	1.9%
187th	Djibouti	26.48%	-0.4%
188th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28.42%	-8.6%
189th	Montenegro	30.39%	0.1%
190th	North Macedonia	36.69%	14.9%

FAQ

What was United States's unemployment rate in 2003?▾

United States's unemployment rate in 2003 was 5.99%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How did United States's unemployment rate change in 2003?▾

United States's unemployment rate increased by 3.6% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2003?▾

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2003 at 36.69%.

What is the unemployment rate of United States in 2003?▾

The unemployment rate of United States in 2003 was 5.99%. This ranked 83rd globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for United States's unemployment rate?▾

United States's unemployment rate went from 5.78% in 2002 to 5.99% in 2003, a 3.6% increase.

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